Legal filter

[Dianne L Parham]

We've been given an attorney's opinion that "if a library exercises 
content control over the information available of the Internet, it may be 
held liable for the transmission of inaccurate, harmful, or inappropriate 
materials...the decision to exercise control may bring with it tort 
liability."  Has anyone out there gotten legal opinion on this 
technology?  We are waiting for the appellate ruling on the 
"Communications Decency Act of 1996" which may change our current 
library's stand.  I understand the ACLU has some lawsuits pending, but I 
admit I'm not up on where they are at.  Any input on law on filtering 
technology???  Dianne Parham, San Diego Public Library